In a plot twist that’s more dramatic than a Silicon Valley startup pitch, Larry Summers has officially resigned from OpenAI’s board after explosive emails revealed his long-standing connection with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 🚨

The former Treasury Secretary and Harvard president dropped the mic on his OpenAI role this week, following the release of over 20,000 pages of documents detailing his questionable correspondence with Epstein. Talk about a professional nightmare. 😬

The Epstein Connection

Summers isn’t just dancing around the edges of controversy - he’s front and center. Emails showed he maintained a bizarrely friendly relationship with Epstein long after the financier’s 2008 guilty plea for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Pro tip: when someone’s a convicted sex offender, maybe don’t keep them in your professional rolodex.

Domino Effect of Consequences

This isn’t just a minor professional hiccup. Summers is getting professionally ghosted left and right. The New York Times won’t renew his contract, the Center for American Progress has cut ties, and even Yale’s Budget Lab wants nothing to do with him. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is practically doing a victory lap, calling for Harvard to completely sever connections with Summers.

Silicon Valley’s Reckoning

OpenAI’s statement was about as warm as a San Francisco fog - polite, distant, and slightly chilly. “We appreciate his contributions,” they said, which is tech-speak for “don’t let the door hit you on the way out”.

In an era where tech’s ethical boundaries are more blurred than a startup’s business model, Summers’ resignation is a stark reminder that past connections have consequences. Silicon Valley might be innovative, but it’s definitely not immune to accountability. 🖥️✨